Re: [WikiEN-l] Secret Arrests

2013-05-05 Thread Akhil Mulgaonker
I think that journalists should not identify the suspect unless the journalist gets permission from the suspects family. Because if the suspect has children the children could get bullied in school. Or identify the suspect if he/she has no children or family. On 4/22/13, Fred Bauder wrote: > Ther

Re: [WikiEN-l] Secret Arrests

2013-05-04 Thread Fred Bauder
As usual, they are intelligent sensitive people, the judges of the High Court are not wrong, as you eloquently point out. However, the considerations their reasoning is based have little weight with the public or with journalists trying to make a pound and build their audience. "Accused" is their s

[WikiEN-l] Secret Arrests

2013-04-22 Thread Fred Bauder
There is extended discussion in England and Wales regarding whether journalists should identify suspects that have been arrested. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/apr/21/press-intrusion-name-suspects See also http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc1213/hc07/0780/0780_ii.pdf Fred _